HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!
We had a great week. 3 baptized and 4 confirmed. So I found out
yesterday that Chancellous is not actually studying to be a pastor.
He already was one but he is now just attending a theology school. He
stopped preaching to study, planning to go back but has since decided
not to go back because he wanted to be and has now been baptized. We
are going to begin teaching Felix's wife this week. He says that he
wants his whole family to be in the church. His wife was worried
about travelling to the church with their young kids but he said that
he would even leave by 6 in the morning to make sure that they were
there. Church starts at 9. Speaking of Church I was in Utah again
this week for Sacrament Meeting. There have been about an equal
amount of regualar attenders and Utahns. These three sisters asked to
sing a special intermediate hymn. They sang I Need Thee Every Hour.
It was really good, they had beautiful voices. Then a guy named Scott
or Steven Lund spoke. He used to be the mission president in Atlanta.
He said he was on an assignment from Elder Snow who is in the
Presidency of the 70 over Africa. He was really powerful. So I
really enjoyed church, even the other two speakers who are Malawians
did a good job as well. I had to give a talk on the Holy Ghost on
Saturday at the baptism (I've given a lot of those). I had panned on
using some scriptures and some experiences but then while we sang the
opening hymn I completely changed my mind. We sang Let the Holy
Spirit Guide. So I just decided to use the words to that song do the
speaking for me. I think that it really gives a perfect example of
what the Gift of the Holy Ghost is and what it does for us.
I have a cool story that happened to us today. A few weeks ago Elder
Barlow and Elder Mahachi wrote and article for the newspaper. Elder
Mahachi is quite good at writing things. President Dube approved the
article and everything. They didn't really think that it would get in
the paper but this morning we found out that it is in the national
newspaper yesterday. Here is the link to find it. What They Call
"Mormons"
Tomorrow is Transfer Tuesday so I will find out for sure if I am in
the Zambia Lusaka Mission or in the Zim Harare Mission. Most likely
the former. I think that I will stay here in Lilongwe with Elder
Gonza. I hope so I am really enjoying our time together and our area.
I want to be here when we get a group for Mtandire. Because that
place will catch on fire when we do. I am hoping that when President
Dube comes this weekend that he will approve it. If I am in the
Zambia Mission here is the address.
Plot # 14048
Katima Mulilo Road
Lusaka
Zambia
Nic I could just imagine you running up to Mom like a crazy person and
it just made me laugh really hard. Also I am glad that the beachballs
didn't die with Rosenblatt. What is this car that you have been
looking at? We bought a dart board last week and it is already worn
out. We have been playing at every spare moment. I hope that all is
well. I will have transfer updates next week.
Love,
Elder Cecil
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